
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Cher is, to me, the great escape artist of American entertainment. Every decade declared her finished, and every decade she returned, collecting an Oscar for acting, a Grammy for her dance-pop reinvention, an Emmy, and Kennedy Center Honors. That trophy spread is not versatility for its own sake; it is proof of a performer who refuses to be filed under one label. I love the audacity of her choices, the contralto that cuts through any production, the fashion that dared people to look away. My honest assessment: her real genius is resilience as an art form. She did not just survive pop culture's churn, she choreographed it.
Overview
Cher ( SHAIR; legally mononymous; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous, contralto voice, bold fashion, elaborate stagecraft and multifaceted career. Her screen roles often reflect her public image as a strong-willed, outspoken woman.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cher
- Name (Japanese)
- シェール
- Reading
- しぇーる
- Born
- May 20, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- El Centro, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / character actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fresno High School
- University
- Montclair College Preparatory School
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
- 1988 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 2000 Grammy Awards
- 2018 Kennedy Center Honors
- 1985 Palme d'Or
- 1985 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- 1998 GLAAD Vanguard Award
- 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://cher.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cher/
- Xhttps://x.com/cher
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.